The Reminder

Feist - The Reminder
Critic Score
Based on 22 reviews
2007 Ratings: #70 / 717
Year End Rank: #18
User Score
Based on 316 ratings
2007 Rank: #55
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
Evening Standard
The Reminder is simply staggering, a collection of ragged but unceasingly lovely pop songs that career from folk to gospel, through country and all the way to rockabilly.
91
A.V. Club

The Reminder sounds best on headphones, since its rich room tone and casual instrumental interplay is essential to the experience.

90
Drowned in Sound

The Reminder should elevate Feist above the success she garnered on both Let It Die and her set of remixes, Open Season, because it appeals to both the mainstream and the anti-mainstream.

90
PopMatters
Feist’s songs map the ebb and flow of our own emotional tributaries. She clears away the cobwebs of her personal experiences so that we may be reminded of our own.
88
Pitchfork

Whereas her last album's smoothed-out eclecticism could be both daunting and empty, The Reminder is equally diverse yet more full-blooded.

85
Prefix
She continues to extend a thoughtful arm, whittling intricacy into something poignant and manageable.
80
SPIN

Quieter and more uniform in sound than the willfully eclectic Let It Die, the new album emphasizes her sumptuous vocals and ear for a handsome melody; “So Sorry” and “The Park” wouldn’t sound terribly out of place on a Norah Jones record.

80
The Irish Times
As My Moon, My Man and, especially, I Feel It All show, here's an artist with ability and craft galore.
80
NOW Magazine

Feist is now that rare artist in complete control of her talent. Where Let It Die now seems like a scattershot experiment, The Reminder focuses and expands, as Feist narrows in on a trademark sound.

80
musicOMH

Overall ... this is a fine album and certainly Feist’s best yet. Whether it be the haunting Honey Honey or the swaggering The Moon My Man, there’s guaranteed to be something of interest for all.

80
Uncut
It’s a darker, deeper affair, but its latent power flares up to stunning effect on the despair of “Intuition”.
80
DIY
Profoundly introspective and breathtakingly sincere, these songs are stripped of flashy commercial crutches to successfully stand out on basics alone.
76
Coke Machine Glow

The Reminder may not surprise, but it does force one to ignore the cloying marketed image and just love Feist for the talented individual that she is.

70
Slant Magazine

Though jangly uptempo ditties are nothing new for the Canadian singer-songwriter, it's these kinds of songs, seemingly constructed for radio play, that mar the otherwise radiant Reminder.

70
Under the Radar

Although it stumbles here and there ... it's also littered with the proof that few artists are as adept at crafting such smart, intimate pop and from such a bevy of sources.

70
AllMusic

She follows the same path she took with Let It Die -- which, being as strong as it was, is certainly not the worst decision she could've made -- and does it well, which means that the album does end up a consistently good listen. But it also means that it's not much of a departure from what she's shown before.

60
The Guardian

There's a sense, too, that The Reminder is more than the sum of its parts: while nothing here is wholly original, it is a pleasure for as long as it plays.

60
Rolling Stone

Replace the sleepy stuff with more songs like “My Moon,” and The Reminder would have been killer.

60
No Ripcord

Overall, I'm afraid it sounds better than it is. Some of the tunes I mentioned are download-worthy and would have been better served by a more consistent record.

40
Q Magazine
Surprisingly conventional.
Felix_96
80

8/10

exceptional

Fav tracks: So Sorry, I Feel It All, My Moon My Man, The Water, Sealion, Past In Present, The Limit To Your Love, 1234, Brandy Alexander, Honey Honey

ElectricMess
80

I vibe with this so much harder than Broken Social Scene. Feist just hits you with near-flawless track after near-flawless track on what happened to be one of the best indie pop albums I’ve heard in a good while. Feist’s empathetic writing works wonders when paired with songs that know when to go big and when to pull back and let their mistress’ powerful voice transport the listener wherever she so chooses. It’s the mark of a truly amazing record when almost every track ... read more

deluxeversion
91

So Sorry / 9.5 ★
I Feel At All / 10 ★
My Moon My Man / 8
The Park / 8
The Water / 9.5 ★
Sealion / 10 ★
Past In Present / 10 ★
The Limit To Your Love / 10 ★
1234 / 9
Brandy Alexander / 8
Intuition / 10 ★
Honey Honey / 7
How My Heart Behaves / 9.5 ★

ElisPlaylist
82

Any artist who has had their music featured on The Inbetweeners soundtrack deserves immediate props from me, and Feist is no exception. Plenty of delightful folk pop treats on here to accompany your botched trip to caravan club, or a leisurely pussay patrol through the housing estate. Big props if you actually understand these references

unfunnychar
90

fav song- the park
how is this woman such a genius??

5

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